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Gary Franks: Are both Reconstruction and affirmative action not ‘fair’ to nostalgic white Americans?
It is amazing how nostalgia turns into public policy. The state of Virginia is wrestling with what to do about an already removed statute of Gen. Robert E. Lee, military leader of the Confederacy and an outstanding student at West Point. However, Lee lost the Civil War to Union Gen....
Greensburg mom shares family moment at veteran memorial
Greensburg mom Adina North shared a snapshot of a heartfelt family moment at St. Bartholomew Catholic Church in Crabtree. She and her family attended a funeral for their relative, John Barchiesi, 88, of Crabtree, at the church earlier in July. North and her kids were standing outside when she reminded...
Sheldon H. Jacobson: An AI Bill of Rights would be unenforceable and may do more harm than good
President Joe Biden put forward a “Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights” that provides five guiding principles for the development and implementation of artificial intelligence. They outline aspirational goals that also align with principles in the Democratic Party platform. Technology leaders also have expressed concern about the untethered growth...
Amazon palm-payment technology expanding to all Whole Foods Markets nationwide
Amazon One is already in use at more than 200 Whole Foods Markets in the United States. By the end of the year, Amazon said the palm payment technology will be available at all Whole Foods locations nationwide — more than 500 stores. In the Pittsburgh region, Whole Foods Markets...
Vanna White to reportedly get paid $100K per episode of ‘Celebrity Wheel’ in partial contract agreement
Vanna White apparently will keep her job on “Wheel of Fortune” when Ryan Seacrest begins hosting next year — but with a caveat. The longtime letter-turner has reportedly agreed to be paid $100,000 an episode for “Celebrity Wheel of Fortune.” While White is said to have requested half of the...
Pa.’s latest attempt to regulate cyber charter schools would lower tuition payments, increase transparency
Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan newsroom powered by The Philadelphia Inquirer in partnership with PennLive/The Patriot-News, TribLIVE/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, and WITF Public Media. Sign up for our free newsletters. HARRISBURG — A bill making its way through the Pennsylvania legislature would cap the amount of money public school districts send...
Elwood Watson: Aldean learns critics have freedom of speech, too
This week, Country Music Television pulled Jason Aldean’s highly controversial music video for “Try That in a Small Town” after its release last week sparked controversy. Aldean, one of the biggest country music stars, has been criticized widely for the song and video, which features intense hostility and threats of...
Letter to the editor: End affirmative action
The Supreme Court has ended one form of reverse discrimination (affirmative action in college admissions to achieve inclusion of minorities). White and Asian students have been denied admission to college so that less qualified Black students are given preferential consideration. That is racist. I realize that is how political correctness...
Morning Shabbat, Sunday school and more at Sewickley area houses of worship
Antioch Baptist Church Sunday service is at 10:45 a.m. Antioch Baptist Church is located at 332 Elizabeth St. For more information, call 412-741-7688 or visit antiochfwbaptistsewickley.org. Beth Samuel Jewish Center Beth Samuel Jewish Center meets every Saturday at 10 a.m. in person and on Zoom for Morning Shabbat services. First...
Letter to the editor: Who said it?
We will build a wall, and Mexico will pay. In the spring, when it warms up, it will disappear. (After about 1,127,000 U.S. citizens died, and it is still around.) If we rake the forest floors, there will be no more forest fires. If we paint China on our bombs...
Severe thunderstorms move through Western Pa.; thousands left without power
Severe thunderstorms and damaging winds moved through Western Pennsylvania late Thursday, leaving thousands in the region without power. As of 11:30 a.m., just under 2,000 customers remained without electricity, including about 1,600 West Penn Power customers. While the number of outages has dropped as the day wears on, the bulk...
Think pink: Barbie-mania takes over Western Pennsylvania
Sorry, Taylor Swift, you’re old news. This week, it’s all about Barbie. The long-awaited, first live-action movie about the world’s best-selling fashion doll arrives in theaters this weekend with Margot Robbie in the title role and Ryan Gosling as her perpetual boyfriend, Ken. “Barbie” finds the pair kicked out of...
Divine Grace in Cranberry hosts summer festival
Divine Grace Parish in Cranberry Townsip is hosting a three-day parish festival Aug. 11-13 at its St. Ferdinand Church location, a community event open to the public that has historically drawn from 15,000 to 20,000 people. St. Ferdinand Church is located at 2535 Rochester Road. The festival will offer carnival...
The Stroller, July 21, 2023: Events in the Alle-Kiski Valley
Publicize your non-profit’s community events, fundraisers and club meetings for free in The Stroller. Send information at least two weeks in advance to vndnews@triblive.com or The Stroller, 210 Wood St., Tarentum PA 15084. Please include a daytime telephone number. Fun and Freedom Youth Sports to host golf fundraiser A golf...
Laurels & lances: Guns & money
Laurel: To a nice jackpot — or at least a piece of one. Visitors to Live Casino Pittsburgh generate millions in revenue for its owners. In 2022, the casino in Hempfield’s Westmoreland Mall reported almost $112 million between slot machines, table games and sports betting. That’s great for the company,...
Zoning update to bring significant changes in West Deer
West Deer residents can expect significant changes as a new zoning ordinance progresses, completely overhauling the zoning map. The new ordinance draft is not yet accessible to the public. “This is a very comprehensive zoning update. Many new definitions have arrived, and an entirely new zoning district was created,” township...
Letter to the editor: Battling to save America
I realize with the diversity of opinions, philosophies and worldviews in a nation of 330 million people, there will be profound differences. Yet it’s reasonable to say that, when it comes down to the basic essentials, we all want the same things: abundant food, employment, health care, shelter, education, safety...
Pirates farm report for July 20, 2023: Indy wins on Josh Palacios homer in 10th inning
INDIANAPOLIS (Triple-A, 43-49) beat Iowa (Cubs), 5-3, on a two-run home run by CF Josh Palacios (.387) in the top of the 10th inning. 3B Chris Owings (.248) went 3 for 5 with a triple and two RBIs. DH Ryan Vilade (.270) went 2 for 5 with a run scored....
Pollution from Canada’s wildfires was similar to breathing secondhand smoke indoors, study shows
The Canadian wildfires this summer exposed people to secondhand smoke at levels not seen since smoking was banned indoors in 2006, according to preliminary findings from Rutgers University researchers. Since the worst of the pollution from June 6 to 8, Philadelphia and other East Coast cities have continued to experience...
Letter to the editor: Pa. needs plan for dementia treatment
At the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) 2023, researchers released the first-ever county-level prevalence estimates, finding east and southeastern U.S. states have the highest prevalence of Alzheimer’s dementia. In Allegheny County, the Alzheimer’s dementia prevalence estimate is 11.9% among residents age 65 or older. The research comes following the release...
USWNT is poised to kick off the Women’s World Cup knowing a 3-peat will be toughVideo
AUCKLAND, New Zealand — For as long as she can remember, Sophia Smith has dreamt of playing for the U.S. in a World Cup. As a young girl growing up in northern Colorado, she planned for it, she practiced it, she even acted it out in her backyard. “We played...
Supreme Court ethics measure advances on party-line vote
WASHINGTON — The Senate Judiciary Committee advanced a bill Thursday that would place new transparency rules on Supreme Court filings, place new recusal standards on the justices and require the Supreme Court to adopt a code of ethics. The 11-10 party-line vote came as Democrats said Congress has to act...
Circle of Courage Awards scheduled in Monroeville
The 13th annual Pittsburgh Circle of Courage Awards is scheduled for 6:45 p.m. Aug. 4 at the DoubleTree by Hilton, 101 Mall Blvd., Monroeville. Awards honor individuals who show faith and courage in their respective careers. Award categories include religion, government, education, business, medicine, art, media, military, missions and sports....
Expert details Pittsburgh synagogue shooter’s troubled childhood ‘laden with trauma’
Time and again, Robert Bowers’ mother was told her young son needed help. When he was an infant, both parents threatened to kill him. When he was a toddler, his speech regressed so much he stopped talking altogether. When he had a rash as a young boy, a doctor thought...
Fetterman says Senate debate performance sent him into deep depression
U.S. Sen. John Fetterman shared the details of the inner turmoil that led him to seek treatment for depression earlier this year with Time magazine in a story published Thursday. The Pennsylvania Democrat told Time national political correspondent Molly Ball that his stilted performance in the Oct. 25, 2022, debate...
